Axle box and skein



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AXLE BOX AND SKEIN- 1%., 310,778. Patented Jan. 13, 1885'.

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UNHED fiTATns PATENT Orricnt LAWVRENOE BIMEL AND \VILLIAM BIMEL, OF ST.MARYS, OHIO.

AXLE BOX AND SKElN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 310,778, dated January13, 1885.

Application filed June 14, 1834. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LAWRENCE BIMEL and WVILLIAM BIMEL, of St. Marys, inthe county of Auglaize and State of Ohio, have invented an Improvementin Axle Boxes and Skeins, of which the following is afull, clear, andexact description.

Our invention relates to thimble-skeins employed in connection withwooden axles of wagons and other vehicles; and it consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combina tion of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a portion of a wagonshowing the application of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a detail view ofthe stirrup and end of the trussrod, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofthe sand-shield.

The hollow arm A is fitted to the end of the wooden axle B and secured.by means of a suitable cement. Upon the inner end of the arm A isformed a flange, 0, having four transverse apertures-two near the loweredge for receiving the ends of a stirrup, D, and two ondiametrically-opposite sides for receiving ears f, projecting from thesand-shield E. The stirrup D consists of a rod of iron threaded at theends and bent twice at right angles. The ends are passed through thelower holes in the flange O and secured by nuts. The stirrup D inclinesdownward under the axle and receives the hooked end of a flat truss-rod,F, the other end of which is connected in a similar way to a stirrup atthe opposite end of the axle. The axle-box G, which is fixed in thewheel-hub H and fitted to the arm A, is closed at its outer end,with theexception of a small central screw-plugging orifice, a, in the end forthe introduction of oil. The end of the axle-box is made outwardlyconvex to furnish a cavity, 1), at the end of the arm A for the reception of oil. The middle part of the axlebox G is enlarged in internaldiameter, forming,in connection with the arm A,a chamber, 0, into whichoil finds its way from the cavity 2) at the end of the box. The chambera retains the oil when the wheel is at rest, but

is secured to the hub by bolts 6 entering the end of the hub. Theinternal diameter of the ring J is smaller than the collar ('1, and thering, by engaging the said collar, holds the wheel on the axle. Asand-shield, E, preferably made of wrought-iron, and of approximatelycircular form,is secured to the flange O by two cars, f, passing throughholes in opposite sides of the flange O and bent outwardly against theflange. The sand-shield envelops only the upper portion of the arm Abetween the ring J and the flange O, and its outer end,which projectsinto the hub-band I, is flared so that it nearly touches the innersurface of the hub-band. The ring J may be placed on the arm A in anyconvenient way; but we prefer to place it in the sand when the arm ismolded, and then cast the said arm according to the method well known tofoundrymen.

Our improvement insures the continuous oiling of the axle for a longtime, and permits of the ready application of a fresh supply of oilwithout the necessity of removing the wheel from the axle. The bearingof the axle is protected at both ends from sand and mud, and willtherefore run with the minimum of wear.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the axle-arm A, having the flanges O and d, ofthe ring J, loosely fitted upon the arm between the said flanges,substantially as described, whereby the ring may be retained in placeand hold the wheel in place.

2. The combination, with the arm A, provided with the apertured flangeO, of the flaring sand'shield E, having ears f, adapted to engage theapertures in the flange O, as and for the purpose specified.

8. The combination, with the arm A, having the flanges cl and C, and thehub H thereon, of the ring J, loosely fitted upon the arm between thesaid flanges, and'seoured to the an-0il-ho1e,and a screw-p1ug,-a,therefor, sub- [0 hub by bolts 6, and the flaring shield E,havstantially as described, whereby an oil-chaming ears adapted toengage the flange O, as her is formed in the said convex inclosure andshown and described. aroundthe arm, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the arm A, hav- I LAWRENCE BIMEL. ing theflanges G and d, and the ring J,1o0se1y WILLIAM BIMEL. fitting the armbetween the flanges, of the axle- Witnesses: box G, having theinternalenlargement, 0, JOHN CRAFT, and the convex inclosed end I),provided with WM. M. SHIELDs.

